Union urging Democrats to abandon their current position and join Republicans
Largest federal workers union calls for an end to the shutdown, putting pressure on Democrats
In a statement first shared with NBC News, the American Federation of Government Employees' president calls on Congress to pass a "clean continuing resolution."
WASHINGTON — The country’s largest union representing federal workers is calling for lawmakers to pass a short-term spending measure to immediately end the government shutdown, urging Democrats to abandon their current position and join Republicans in supporting a stopgap solution.
“Both political parties have made their point, and still there is no clear end in sight,” American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley wrote in a statement first shared with NBC News. “It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today. No half measures, and no gamesmanship.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/afge-largest-federal-workers-union-end-shutdown-rcna239767
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